Extension bed-spuing



W. FlNU W. A. HANDELMAN.

'EXTENSION BED SPRING. :wma/moa man sin', s. 191s.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

ATTORNEY UNITED sT-ATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM EINALY AND WILLIAM A. HANDELMAN, or BRIDGEPCRT, CONNECTICUT.

EXTENSION BED-SPRING.

To all chomft may concern.'

Be it known that vve, (1,) WILLIAM FINALY and (2,) VILLIAM A. HANDELMAN, citizens inexpensive to produce, the normal width-1 of the' United States, residing at (1,) 174 Orland St., Bridgeport, (2,) 310 North Tashington Ave., Bridgeport, county of ,Fairfield State of Connecticut, have invented an v,improvement in Extension Bed- S'prings, or' which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide 'a bed spring which shall be relatively up' to full standard size, or if it is desirable 'our novel bedspring may be adjusted to t af tliree quarter bedstead or' 'a bedstead of any sif/ e from single. up to the full standard size. l l

In other Words, our novel'be'd spring proy vides all the advantages of an extension liedstead or aconch bed at very much less expense. It is of especial advantage in small rooms in connection vwith a single bedstead and enables the owner at any tlmeto provide accommodation for an unexpected guest.

l. )Vith .these and other objects in view, we

vhave-devised the novel extension bedspring of ivlijichthe following description 1n connegation with, the accompanying drawing 1s a specification, referencecharacters being used l'to indicatey the several parts. l

Figure 1 is a perspective view 1llustrat ing our novel bed spring closed to the width .of a single bedstead.

Fig. 2 a similar view showing it extended to give `greater Width g' Fig` 3 a. detail elevation on lan enlarged 'i side of the frontv angle strip. It should be 100 scale of one end of our novel bed springs; Fig. 4 a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line 4--4 in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of the inner side of the frame of the extension showing one of the legs 'and the retaining spring. The frame consists simply of two transverse angle strips indicated by 10 and 11, two brackets 12, secured to each angle strip near'tlie ends thereof, and longitudinal tie bars 13 '(tubes in practice), the ends of which are seated in hubs 14 on the respective angle Specicaton of Letters lPatent.

Patented Oct. 8', 1918.

Application led February 9, 1918. Serial No. 216,162.

strips. Each bracket is provided with 'an4 outwardly extending lu'g 15 -adar'ited to rest on the side rail of a bedstead (not Shown) these brackets serving as supports for the spring as a .whole The ends of. the wire mattress support, indicated by 16, are attached to the inner edges of the horizontal portions of the angle strips;

The extension comprises end angle Strips 65 17 and 18 which are connected by a front angle strip 19. 20 denotesbrackets rigidl secured to the `inner sides of angle strips 1X and 18 near their ends, each bracket being provided with a hub 21 in which the end of al 70 longitudinaltie bar 22 is seated.

Angle strips 17 and 18 slide within angle .4

strips 10 and .11, compare Figs. 1 and 2. The inner ends of angle strips 17 and -18 are provided with hooked lugs 23 which are 'I gi adapted to slide in slots 24 in angle strips 10 and 11. These lugs support the-inner side of the extension and, by engagement with the outer ends of the slots, serve as stops to limit the' outward movement of the 80 extension. In addition to these lugs, angle strips 17and 18 are supportedv by Webs 25 on brackets 12. The. extension is provided with a mattress support 26, similar to mattress support 16, with a pillow support 27, 86

which is adapted to fold down out of the Way when not in use, with a hand piece 28, for convenience in operation', and with pivoted legs 29, which areAada-pted' to fold'up- Ward into engagement with front angle strip 90 19 when not in use. T hese legs for convenience and cheapness are made 'of 'angle strips and have shoulders 30 adapted to engage the under side of the front angle' strip topre-v vent further movement when swung down- Ward to operative position. Each leg is provided with a spring 31, one end of which is connected to the leg at a distance from'its pivotal point and the other end to the inner noted, see Fig. 5, that the connection of the spring to the angle strip is above the pivotalpoint of the leg thereto, so that when the legs are not in use, as in Fig. 5, the

springs will 'act to retain them out of op- 105 The m of any size, but ordinarily will be made to fita single bedstead oli-standard size, the lugs 15 upon-the rin restingjupon the side rails of the stea ,not shown. Whenadditional sleeping accommodation is required,

the extension 1s simply drawn out, as 1n 'Figi' 2, and the legsiswimg downward to rest upon the floor, so -that thespring as a whole is just as solidly supported in its extended position as when retracted. After use it is simplyV necessary to swing the pillow support downward and the le upward and sli e the extension back to p ing unnecessary to disturb the frame in any way in drawing the extension outward or retprning it to place.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim:

1. A bedspring of the character described comprising a. main frame having end bars formed of angle strips connected by tie bars, said angle strips being provided with com rising a mam frameI provided with depen ing; brackets having-sup Vorting 1 u shaped to removably engage t e side rai s of a bedstead, a slidable extension having a telescoping' engagement with said main frame and havingV means whereby its inner side is supported by the main frame when the partsare in extended relation, and legs for supporting the outer side of the extens'ion when it is drawn out from the main frame.

3. A bed spring of the character described comprising a main frame provided with depending brackets having supporting means or removably engaging the side rails of a bedstead, a slidable extension having a' telesco ing engagement with the mainframe an havin means whereby its inner side is supported y the main frame when the parts are in extended relation, said brackets being provided vwith webs for additionally supace, it be-' slots, and thevv extension slide within the frame andjiiaving pivoted porting said extension, and legs 'for supporting the outer side of the extension when 1t-is drawn out-from vthe r'pain frame.

Il, A bed spring of the character described comprising a main frame provided with supporting means fqr removably engaging the side rails of a bedstead, a sldable' e1:-A tension having a telescopingengagement -with the main framel and having means whereby its inner side is. supported, said supporting means also actin to" limit out-- ward movement of said extenslon, and means for su porting the outer side of the extension w' en it is drawn out from the frame.

5.v A bed spring' comprising a frame formed from angle strips and tie bars, said angle'strips having longitudinal slots, and

an extension adapted to slide within the angle strips and having lugs engaging the slots, whereby the inner si e of the exten-V sion is suiported and'its outward movement is' limite h 6. A bed spring comprising a frame having slots, brackets secured to said frame and having lugs adapted to engage the side rails of a bedstead, and webs, and an extension havin lugs engaging the slots' and adapted to sli e on the Webs.I

7,. 'A bed spring-comprising a frame and an extension formed from angle strips and tie bars, the angle strips of the frame having longitudinal slots and the angle strips of the extensionV having lu s engaging said einga apted to legs which support the front side thereof.

8. A bed springcomprising a4 frame con sisting of angle strips having brackets secured 4thereto and tie bars extending be tween-the brackets, said 4brackets being provided with 'lilgs adapted to engagethe side vrails of a bedstead and with we s, and an extension having angle strips adapted to slide within the angle strips of the frame,

the angle strips of the frame being provided, with longitrl'dinal slots and the angle strips of the extension with lugs engaging said slots, and the front of the extension sliding on the webs.

In testimony whereof we aiiixour signatures.

WILLIAM FINALY. 'WILLIAM A. HANDELMAN. 

